Spyderco UK Penknife Lightweight C94 Maroon

[cerbera147]

Well after hearing through the grapevine that these were in stock at Heinnie's and not wanting to risk losing it to those friendly customs guys I decided to order from Heinnie 

A few quid more but at least I know it will safely get to me and within 24 hours  Heinnie strikes again 

This isn't so much of a review more of a few pics of this beautiful knife I've only had it for a few hours now and so far I am very impressed with my first Spyderco. Like Dave and others have said in another thread I don't the see the point of spending big money of great knives if we're not allowed to carry them legally. This little lightweight guy fits the bill as it is a substantial knife but falls within the law of the land 

While deciding which colour to go for I found another good thread elsewhere showing a comparison of a blue one against an orange G10 UKPK [see below]. I really really wanted an orange G10 UKPK but at £90+ I could never truly justify it. Who knows, I may still get one if I save all my pocket money
I had already decided on the drop point over the leaf blade which is handy 'cos the leaf blade is not yet available. Now for the colour, I didn't fancy grey because it's grey. I was going for the blue but then after comparing against the maroon I finally picked maroon. I'm glad I did, it looks great 

Enough of the chit chat on with the pictures








Thanks for looking, hope it's been of use to someone. This thread over on Spiderco forums has some good comparison pics against a G10 UKPK.

Any G10 UKPK owners here thinking of buying one; I'd be keen to your thoughts on its lightweight brother

http://www.spiderco.com/forums/showthread.php?p=596213

[cerbera147]

I decided to take some size comparison pics. I thought the Vic Compact and the LM Wave would work well, most have handled one or the other 

Sadly I cannot do that. The keys to the red drawers of wonderment have been misplaced    I think this may have something to do with my son 

So I have used my LM Juice XE6 for comparison instead as it was in my EDC bag 

[jekostas]

Pretty.  I wonder where Spyderco is getting GIN-1 these days, it's not been manufactured for a very, very long time.

[cerbera147]

Found this post by kwakster which I thought was relevant here 

Sal Glesser spoke about this steel at the last Amsterdam Meet, which I and many of the Dutch forum members attended.

The original designation of the steel is GIN-1 and is being produced by Hitachi.
When Spyderco decided to use the steel in the 80's they could not use the original name GIN-1 on the blades, as that name was being used exclusively by another knife company.
 
Spyderco however got permission from Hitachi to use the steel, only under a different name, and they came up with G-2, which stood for 'Good too' according to Sal.
Only when the exclusive deal between Hitachi and the unnamed other knife company ended was Spyderco allowed to use the original name again.
 

[John]

Nice one Dan   I'm going to get the FFG leaf blade when they come over here,when I find work that is  

[DaveK]

I'm going to get to play with Dan's new knife 

I shall do a comparison with the overpriced G-10 version

[John]

I don't see these listed at Heinnies 

[cerbera147]

They have them in stock but not on the website as yet; £43.95.

Basically maroon and blue, plain edge and serrated.

Are you considering it John?

[John]

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They have them in stock but not on the website as yet; £43.95.

Basically maroon and blue, plain edge and serrated.

Are you considering it John?

Dan I'm leaning as I do toward the leaf FFG when they hit shores that gives me time to find work 

[sawman]

I want the orange g10 one 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Now that's tempting!

[nuphoria]

They certainly are a good deal for anyone who doesn't want to pay out for the G10. The grip on these is actually a lot grippier too

I have one that just arrived and I'm not sure if I can afford to keep it at the moment